It revolutionised public health in the capital in the 19th century. Before Bazalgette’s sewer system, London was plagued by cholera epidemics and the Great Stink, labelled one of the most ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This massive tunnel will update the city's antique sewer system. Produced by Maya Dangerfield. Video courtesy of AP. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech This ...

Heavy downpours over the summer overwhelmed parts of the capital's drainage system Homes across London remain at risk of being flooded by effluvia as a result of the capital's Victorian sewage ...

Hundreds of homes in London ... to sewage discharging into rivers through storm overflows, which is controversial but permitted when heavy rain could otherwise overwhelm the sewage system.

Engraving showing construction of Bazalgette's southern sewer at Peckham, London, 1861. Bazalgette’s system was designed ... contaminated water from the Old Ford Reservoir.

A stretch of London's new "Super Sewer" has been transformed into a multi-coloured underground garden. The 'Loo Garden' has been set up 50m below the streets of the capital. Darkness and the ...